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Chennai: This year turned out to be a year of records for the state school education department. A total of 198 Class 10 students secured the top three ranks in the board examination held in April this year, 29,905 students scored centum in Maths, 38,154 scored full marks in Science and 19,680 secured 100 out of 100 in Social Science. Besides this, the State School Education Department decided to regulate schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The overall pass percentage in Class 10 increased to 89 per cent, an increase of 2.8 per cent over last year.

In 1980, the economies of China and India were almost the same in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). India's GDP per capita was, in fact, slightly higher than that of its much larger eastern neighbour. Then, the Chinese economy grew at an average rate of 10 per cent between 1980 and 2010, leaving India far behind. In fact, Chinese manufacturing sector is presently eight times the size of India's. There are many reasons for China's rapid pace of growth.

KOLKATA: Ishita Jalan is pursuing her Masters in Chemistry from Manchester University. But, even a decade ago, she could not differentiate easily between similar looking alphabets and numbers. Ishita's hand-eye coordination, the coordinated control of hand and eye movements, was next to impossible. She was suffering from dyslexia. Her life, however, took a u-turn when she was sent to the United States by her mother at the age of nine. She learnt new techniques to tackle her 'special' condition and overcome the problem. handicap with alphabets and numbers.

Never tired of counting its diversities, India could add another one: it has schools that could compare with the best anywhere in the world, it also has schools that would send shock waves among educationists and psychologists whether education could be imparted in ‘such’ conditions too. One could see this diversity in its full flow even in the capital city of Delhi. Prestigious public schools attract national attention at the time of nursery admissions. Ever-increasing rush, rising fees, pressures and pulls, and all that is reported extensively in the media.

MADURAI: A goal of government and school administrators is arresting the number of dropouts. A recent study in the state found that English and Mathematics subjects put off many students to such an extent that they quit school midway. On an average, one in three students who don't complete school education has a fear of learning these subjects. The survey was conducted among children in 25 districts of the state.

Despite Chief Minister Narendra Modi singing paeans about his state's development model, Gujarat has slipped from ninth position to 18th in a latest educational index even as Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have retained their ranks. According to the District Information System for Education (DISE) flash report prepared by National University of Education Planning and Administration (NEUPA), Gujarat has slipped from 12th to 28th position in the primary level and from 8th to 14th rank in the upper primary level.

TURA: The small town of Tura is all set to keep its date with differently-abled persons on International Day for Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday next. People from all walks of life will assemble to celebrate the day and brainstorm on "How to create a barrier-free environment for the disabled." "The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation & Multiple Disabilities, in collaboration with the district administration and the office of the district social welfare officer, West Garo Hills, will organize Badhte Kadam-V in Tura.

Gujarat high court issued notices to project director of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Ahmedabad Municipal School Board (AMSB) for being unable to provide transport facility to students of primary schools in the city on Thursday. The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed in the matter.

Souvik Bhattacharya, former vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University, quit on his own as did a few others, while it was the state government's prerogative to appoint the right administrators, Higher Education minister Bratya Basu said Monday. Replying to a supplementary during Question Hour, Basu told the Assembly that some top administrative officials in education, could have been removed, but some also left on their own.

CHENNAI: Rather than stick with the usual round of volleyball and a lap or two around the track, several schools in the state have decided to outsource their physical education classes to gyms and professional sports companies. A month ago, Maverick Fitness Studio in Chennai started its Fit Kids programme with trainers in schools to teach children the benefits of exercise and nutrition, and introduce them to a proper fitness regime that they carry to adulthood. "We did research on what happens during physical education (PE) periods in most schools.